"Cottage Grove", AKA "The house that Izy lived in" ( Top is Done, pg 12)

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10-18-2008, 02:51 AM

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mary quite contrary

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Thanks for the pictures. I am loving watching this develop. What talent.

10-18-2008, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Izy

Melissa your blocks are coming on fast!! On the Quilters Cottage where you noticed lack of contrast, although the door is pieced (I think!!) - Couldn't you do a fancy stitching in a light thread to highlight the outline of the door to make it stand out, and applique a letterbox or make a half window on the door? - I like embellishing tee hee :lol: :roll:

Good ideas Izy!!!! Should I do stitching on the door itself or around the outside of the door? Or maybe applique a door frame around it? (Oh the door is pieced.) I had thought about putting a window on it but wasnt sure on that.

10-18-2008, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Butterflyspain

What Izy said, she had great ideas. But I love it. Love your little quilters, how you do that.
Elle

Hey Elle!! Those windows are so fun! I got all the images from clip art in Microsoft word program. I had to reduce them all down quite a bit. The one with the quilters, I printed directly on the inkjet fabric and the tea one and kitty one I printed on regular paper then used my light box to trace onto the fabric, then colored with pigma pens.

10-18-2008, 10:17 AM

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Looks much better now!!! Thanks Izy!!!

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10-18-2008, 10:20 AM

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awesome. Where did you purchase this from? I would love get my hands on this pattern.

10-18-2008, 10:26 AM

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The windows and door look perfect. :D

10-18-2008, 10:29 AM

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Melissa I absolutely love this one

10-18-2008, 10:45 AM

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Wow, Melissa--I am not around for two days and you just take off!! All three of your buildings are just adorable and I love it that you are taking the time to put cute little things inside the windows!! How fun!! The door does look much better with the stitching around it and the window on it. I love all three and cannot wait to see the next one!!

10-18-2008, 10:56 AM

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:D :D :D May I come for a visit???? I love this house.... :D :D :D

10-18-2008, 10:59 AM

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awesome. Where did you purchase this from? I would love get my hands on this pattern.

Henry I bought it at a LQS, but it went out of business a couple of years ago :evil: Look on page 2, I put a link to the Company's web site, they sell them at the same price I bought this for 3 or so years ago. It is 6 seperate patterns. The first 5 are for the individual houses, the last one is the borders and alternate blocks and finishing up.